Tsunami advisory issued
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A tsunami warning has been issued Wednesday for parts of Southcentral and Southwest Alaska due to a large earthquake along the Aleutian Chain. The quake was measured at a magnitude of 7.3 with an epicenter near Sand Point along the Aleutians, about 83 miles southeast of King Cove.
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.
The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold in destructive ways.
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Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Kodiak in Alaska are in danger from the tsunami, which is likely to hit following a 7.3 earthquake.
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